He was a member of the Sri Lanka 'A' squad which toured England earlier this year, taking eight wickets in four matches and he also played for the Sri Lanka Cricket Board President's XI against Australia in August, where he took the wickets of Peter Siddle and Ryan Harris.

Eranga played one Test and three One-Day Internationals against Australia, taking five Test wickets and four ODI wickets.

The series gets underway when the opening Test begins on 18th October in Abu Dhabi.